Quick question for car audio people...

I just bought an ipod, and I want to connect it to my car stereo. The ipod
came with itrip, but I'd rather connect it directly.

My HU is an Alpine CDA 7873 ( a few years old). I don't know if anyone is
familiar with that one, but i've been doing some research online, it seems
as though I can plug an auxilary item into it. I'm wondering if that would
be RCA-to-headphone jack cable? Or would it be something else that car
stereo's have. I don't really know what kind of connections car stereo's
have, I'm not really familiar with them....

Mathew

Two options with the CDA-7873. You can purchase the Alpine KCA-121B
Auxiliary Input Adapter -
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-Fu7LZSfCNBr/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=227550&I=50
0KCA121B for 16$ or the expensive Alpine KCA-410C Ai-Net
Multi-Changer/Versatile Link Adapter
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-Fu7LZSfCNBr/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=227550&I=50
0KCA410C for 150$.

With the first cable, it plugs into the Aux input(meant for a CD changer
natively) and it gives you two RCA Female plugs, which you would then use
to connect your Ipod.

Or with the expensive terminal, you would have the ability to connect upto
two changers and two RCA sources.

http://www.xmradio.com/manuals/alpine_manual.pdf

There's your manual, telling you how you would switch to the Aux function
to listen to the Ipod.

dodgerforlife

Thanks a lot for the info! I was just doing research and I found the exact
same thing. Plus my car audio friend just confirmed. Thanks anyway!

I also found this one, which takes out the middle man, the RCA-to-headphone
jack:

http://www.discountcarstereo.com/detail.aspx?ID=764

I think thats the one I'm going for.

Mathew

That would work just fine! :thumbs: GIVER HELL!

dodgerforlife

I will have quality iPod to car tunage by tomorrow night! :thumbs:

Mathew

i have my deck wired up so i can run my ipod through it. though mind you
that when you go through RCA's, you don't have the option of changing
volume through your deck (at least, thats how mine is). It just plays
straight through to the speakers. Also, you might want to consider picking
up a charger for your ipod so it doesn't get low on batteries on long
trips.

shadowedII

It came with a cigarrette lighter charger :thumbs:

Mathew

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